Data Center Company Settles FTC Privacy Shield Case

The Privacy Shield framework allows participants to transfer data from European Union countries to the U.S. in compliance with EU law.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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The Privacy Shield framework allows participants to transfer data from European Union countries to the U.S. in compliance with EU law.
In a complaint filed in November 2019, the FTC alleged that, between January 2017 and October 2018, RagingWire claimed in its online privacy policy and marketing materials that the company participated in the Privacy Shield framework and complied with the programs requirements.
The proposed settlement also prohibits the company from misrepresenting its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, any other privacy or data security program sponsored by the government, or any self-regulatory or standard-setting organization.
If its certification of participation in the Privacy Shield framework lapses in the future, the company also must continue to apply the Privacy Shield protections to personal information it collected while participating in the program, or return or delete the information.